Jeff Sessions

November 7, 2018

Just In: Trump fires Jeff Sessions as US attorney general

Embattled U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned at the “request” of President Donald Trump on Wednesday. Sessions’s chief of staff Matthew Whitaker will serve as acting attorney general, Trump announced. We are pleased to announce that Matthew G. Whitaker, Chief of Staff to Attorney General Jeff Sessions at the Department of Justice, will become our new... Read More

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October 18, 2017

AG Sessions denies being interviewed during the Russia probe

Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday denied before Senators that he was interviewed by the special counsel probing Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election which is headed by Robert Mueller, and declined to answer questions about his private conversations with President Donald Trump. The former Alabama Senator told the Senate that Until the president waives... Read More

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September 27, 2017

Senate’s decision to punish Warren for criticising me was wrong – Sessions

Following his nomination in February as the US Attorney General during which Sen Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) was shut down by the Republican dominated Senate for trying to criticise his nomination, Jeff Sessions has indicated on Tuesday that his colleagues were wrong to punish Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) for seeking to read a historical letter sharply... Read More

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September 22, 2017

Some undocumented minors are ‘wolves in sheep clothing’ – Sessions

Attorney General Jeff Sessions while speaking before law enforcement officials outside a federal courthouse in Boston on Thursday called for a crackdown on illegal immigration and the increasing influx of violent criminal gangs into the U.S.. He also blasted those “taking advantage” of the Unaccompanied Alien Children program. “We are now working with the Department... Read More

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September 14, 2017

Jeff Sessions tendered his resignation letter to Trump in May

Attorney General Jeff Sessions had sent President Trump his resignation letter earlier in May following Trump’s harsh rebuke on him during a meeting in the Oval Office, according to New York Times. President Trump who rejected the resignation berated Sessions upon learning the Attorney General had appointed Robert Mueller as a special counsel for the... Read More

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September 5, 2017

AG Jeff Sessions clarifies Government’s decision to end DACA

Following President Trump’s decision to end the DACA program with a six-month delay for Congress to work on it, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has made a statement clarifying the government’s stance and explaining the rationale behind the decision. According to the long paged release, the AG highlighted the menace, crime and indulgence constituted by the... Read More

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September 5, 2017

Fact Check: Jeff Sessions’ has it all mixed up on crime rate in the US

President Trump – Potus 45- is known globally for one thing: a penchant for prevarication. Be it dressed up as embellishment, alternative facts, myths, or outright lying, Trump is notorious for his reliance on equivocation to get his point across. It turns out, there’s another person Trump may have influenced in this regard, and he’s... Read More

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August 28, 2017

How Donald Trump plans to increase police use of military gear

The Associated Press has just reported that Trump’s administration is preparing to “restore the flow of surplus military equipment to local law enforcement agencies under a program that had been sharply curtailed amid an outcry over police use of armored vehicles and other war-fighting gear to confront protesters.” The Associated Press report states that there... Read More

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August 27, 2017

We didn’t think Donald Trump could get any more controversial but he did – a timeline

US President Donald Trump is generally known as a controversial leader. This past month, however, has been one of the most tumultuous in recent times. From making up Mexican President’s call, thanking Putin for expelling Americans, encouraging cops to roughen suspects to threatening North Korea with nukes, here are Trump’s most controversial moves this past... Read More

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August 17, 2017

Trump applauds mayor for complying with immigration orders

by Adedotun Michael President Donald Trump Wednesday night tweeted in admiration of Miami-Dade’s decision to comply with his immigration orders by ordering county officials earlier this year to hold people in jail for extra time if immigration authorities requested them. Miami-Dade’s County mayor, Carlos Gimenez who reversed a 2013 policy that refused such requests unless... Read More

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Former Prosecutors say White House leaks are a Federal crime

Former Prosecutors have said that whoever was responsible for leaking the transcripts of President Trump’s phone calls with foreign leaders to the press has likely committed a crime, Fox News reports. The Washington Post reported that it had transcripts of the leaked phone calls President Trump made to Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Australian... Read More

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Senate push to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller from being fired by Trump

Two Senators, Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican, and Chris Coons, a Delaware Democrat introduced a plan on Thursday that would stop the President from being able to directly fire any special counsel, CNN reports. On CNN’s “Newsroom” Thursday, Tillis said; “The President would maintain power to remove the special counsel, but we would just... Read More

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Christopher Wray sworn in as new FBI Director

Christopher Wray was sworn in as FBI director, Wednesday, officially assuming the position after his predecessor James Comey, was abruptly fired in May by President Donald Trump. According to POLITICO, Wray was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday, in a 92-to-5 vote. In a statement after the swearing-in ceremony led by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Wray said,... Read More

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Where is James Comey? | We miss the only “wray” of sunshine since Trump’s dark Presidency

Now that President Donald Trump has a new Chief at the FBI in Christopher Wray, at whose confirmation U.S Senators expressed hope in turning a new page, filled with sunshine on a Bureau that has been mired in controversy since the James B. Comey refused to admit he shouldn’t have meddled in the DOJ’s prosecutorial... Read More

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The YNaija Tracklist: Police who shot FRSC officers dismissed, Osinbajo urges Nigerians to be patient with Buhari | More stories

From the papers, a tracklist. Police dismiss officer who shot FRSC officers – YNaija Sessions to begin investigations into White House leaks this week – YNaija We’re still reviewing our position on quit notice to Igbos – Arewa Youth – YNaija Rule us out of the agitations for secession – Yoruba Northern group – YNaija... Read More

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Sessions to begin investigations into White House leaks this week

Attorney General Jeff sessions is set to focus on White House leaks Friday, following the appointment of the new Chief of Staff John Kelly, according to Fox. The retired General has his job cut out for him as one of his first tasks would be stopping information privy to the White House to the press.... Read More

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Closed-door session: Is Jeff Sessions running on extra-time in Trump’s cabinet?

US President Donald Trump has seen four of his top officials leave his cabinet in a period of five months. Former National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn resigned in February less than a month after Trump became the 45th President of the United States. Flynn’s resignation did not come as a shock to many political observers... Read More

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“It’s kind of hurtful” | Sessions reacts to Donald Trump’s attacks

Jeff Sessions Thursday, said US President Donald Trump‘s attacks in recent times has been painful, but he still believes in him. In an interview with Fox News, while travelling in El Salvador, Sessions said, “It’s kind of hurtful but the President of the United States is a strong leader.” “He is determined to move this... Read More

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Alabama senator offers to drop out of senate race for Attorney General Sessions

Rep.Mo Brooks has offered to drop out of the Alabama Senate race in other to allow Attorney General Jeff Sessions reclaim his former seat in the Congress upper chamber. The proposal would involve all the nine candidates running for the seat dropping out of the contest, allowing the Alabama GOP to appoint Sessions as their... Read More

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V.P Pence takes Trump’s side in attacks against Attorney General Sessions

Vice President Mike Pence has praised President Trump’s boldness in expressing his disappointment in Attorney General Jeff Sessions over the past few days. Speaking to Fox News’ Tucker Carlson, Pence said; “I know the Washington way is to talk behind people’s backs. But that’s not President Donald Trump’s approach, one of the great things about this... Read More

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Scaramucci confirms A.G Sessions to announce investigation of White House intel leaks

Attorney General Jeff Sessions will announce several criminal leak investigations soon. According to a source, the announcement of the leak investigations has been in the works and would happen most likely next week. The leak investigations will look at news reports that publicized sensitive intelligence material, according to officials who have been briefed on the... Read More

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Donald Trump continues attacks on Sessions

US President Donald Trump has continued his attacks on the Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, asking why he didn’t replace Andrew McCabe as acting FBI Director after James Comey was fired in May. He wrote, “Why didn’t A.G. Sessions replace Acting FBI Dicrector Andrew McCabe, a Comey friend who was in charge of Clinton investigation but... Read More

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Trump “disappointed” with Sessions, says “Time will tell” if he would remain as Attorney General

In a Rose Garden Conference with the Lebanese Prime Minister, Presiden Trump said that “time will tell “if Jeff Sessions will remain as Attorney General of the United States, Politico reports. President Trump’s has been consistent in expressing his frustration at the Attorney General in the past week, tweeting on Tuesday that the Attorney General had... Read More

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Trump slams Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ “weak position” on Hillary Clinton’s crimes

President Trump resumed attacking Attorney General Jeff Sessions early Tuesday, tweeting that the Attorney General “has taken a very weak position on Hillary Clinton”. The President tweeted at Fox News host Sean Hannity and strong supporter saying; “Ukrainian efforts to sabotage Trump campaign – ‘quietly working to boost Clinton.’ So where is the investigation A.G.”.... Read More

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These illegal leaks must stop | Trump explodes

US President Donald Trump has said ‘illegal leaks’ against his administration must stop. Trump tweeted on Saturday morning: “A new INTELLIGENCE LEAK from the Amazon Washington Post,this time against A.G. Jeff Sessions.These illegal leaks, like Comey’s, must stop!” A new INTELLIGENCE LEAK from the Amazon Washington Post,this time against A.G. Jeff Sessions.These illegal leaks, like... Read More

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Trump Troubles: How long before Sessions calls time out?

by Alexander O. Onukwue With the resignation of the White House Press Secretary, Sean Spicer, the odds are on that there might be another person pulling out soon from the Trump administration. Spicer, according to media reports, decided it was time to leave the post he has held for six months over disagreements with the... Read More

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California Judge declines Trump request to remove block on sanctuary cities order

A Federal judge in California has denied Trump administration request to remove injunction blocking the president’s executive order on sanctuary cities from being implemented, Politco reports. U.S. District Judge William Orrick III on Thursday moved to decline a request by the Justice Department to reconsider if an Attorney General Jeff Sessions memo lifted the need for an... Read More

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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 20th of July

Read the full stories and analyses on YNaija: Court orders seizure of $793.2m hidden in 7 commercial banks Trump says he regrets appointing Attorney General Sessions but does not regret Comey Nigeria is already out of recession – Adeosun

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Trump says he regrets appointing Attorney General Sessions but does not regret Comey

In a 50 minute interview with the New York Times, Wednesday, President Trump made interesting revelations including saying that he would never have appointed Attorney General Jeff Sessions if he knew Sessions would recuse himself from overseeing the Russia investigation. The interview follows the collapse of the Republican health care bill and efforts to repeal... Read More

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The Big 10: These are the stories that drove conversation this week

These are the top 10 stories that drove conversation today. Osinbajo meets with Northern, Igbo leaders Acting President Yemi Osinbajo met with Northern and Igbo leaders over an ultimatum issued by Arewa youths asking Igbos living in the region to leave. In the meetings, Osinbajo said the Federal Government will deal with anyone or group... Read More

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